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A History of
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Five Bells, Streatham, c. 1880A History of Suburban Streatham (Page 8)
by Graham Gower

Sources Used and Further Reading

A History Of London Transport. T. C. Barker & M. Robbins. 2 vols. 1974.

A Journey From London To Brighthelmstone. J. E. Edwards 1801.

Balham. A Brief History. G. Gower. Wandsworth Borough Council 1990.

Balham And Tooting. 3. Russell Pickering 1912.

Balham. Pictures from Postcards 1900-1925. M. Gower. Wandsworth Council 1986.

Bedford Estate Records. Greater London Record Office.

Brief History Of Streatham. G. Gower. Streatham Society 1980. Revised 1990.

Building And Architectural History. Guides to Local History Sources. No.2. K. Mley. Wandsworth Historical Society. 1985.

Building Notices. Wandsworth District Board of Works. Wandsworth Local History Library.

Buildings Of England. London South. B. Cherry, N. Pevsner. Penguin 1983.

Bygone Balham And Tooting Bec. J. H. Bloom 1926.

Calendar Of Surrey Deeds. Lambeth Archives Department.

Census Returns For Streatham. 1821 To 1891. Lambeth Archives Department.

Change At Clapham Junction. The Railways Of Wandsworth And South West London. T. Sherwood. Wandsworth Borough Council. 1994.

Clapham. E. Smith. London Borough of Lambeth 1976.

Court Rolls Of Leigham Court Manor. Lambeth Archives Department.

Court Rolls Of Tooting Bec Manor. Greater London Record Office.

Du Cane Estate Records. Greater London Record Office.

Historic Furzedown. G. Gower. Local History Publications. 1990.

History Of Streatham. F. Arnold 1886.

History Of The London County Council. 1889-1939. Gibbon and Bell. 1939.

Lambeth's Open Spaces. An Historical Account. M. Draper. London Borough of Lambeth. 1979.

List of the Streets and Places Within The Administrative County Of London. London County Council. 1912.

Local Newspapers. South London Press; Streatham News.

Directories. Guides To Local History Sources. No.L. R. J. Ensing. Wandsworth Historical Society. 1985.

London County Council. Minutes of Proceedings.

Metropolitan Board Of Works. Minutes Of Proceedings.

Metropolitan London. Politics & Urban Change. 1837-1981. K. Young & P. Garside. 1992.

Municipal Government. J. Firth. 1876.

Ordnance Survey Maps. Early editions. Streatham.

Semi-Detached London. Suburban Development, Life And Transport. 1900-1939. A. Jackson. 1991.

Sources For The Study Of Public Housing. A. Cox. Guildhall Library. 1993.

Streatram Farms. G. Gower. Local History Publications. 1991.

Streatham In Old Photographs. P. Loobey and J. W. Brown. 1993.

Streatham Pictures From The Past. J. Cresswell, G. Gower, K. Hoidaway. Streatham Society. 1983.

Survey Of London - South Of The Thames. Sir Walter Besant. 1912.

Survey Of Streatham Parish 1803. Wandsworth Local History Library.

The Church Of St. Leonard, Streatram. W. G. Bell 1916.

The Church On The High Road. St. Mary's Balham. D. Young 1973.

The Government Of Victorian London. 1855-1889. D. Owen. 1982.

The Suburban Homes Of London. A Residential Guide 1881.

Tithe Map Of Streatham Parish 1840. Wandsworth Local History Library.

Tooting: Pictures From Postcards 1900-1930. M. & G. Gower. Wandsworth Borough Council 1989.

Urban Development In 19th. Century London. Lambeth, Battersea And Wandsworth. 1838-1888. 3. Roebuck. 1979.

Vale Vistas. Story Of Streatham Vale And Its Parish Church. 1900-1982. 1. C. A. Isaacs. 1982.

Victoria County History. Vol. Iv. Surrey. 1912.

Wandsworth Borough Guides. Wandsworth Local History Library.

Wandsworth History Notes. Wandsworth Local History Library.

We Served. War-Time Wandsworth And Battersea. A. Shaw and J. Mills. Wandsworth Borough Council 1989.

Sources used and further reading on Streatham's suburban history can be found in the following Record Offices:

Greater London Record Office.

Lambeth Archives Department.

Wandsworth Local History Library.

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